Sunday, November 13, 2011

Trip to Target


Today I went to one of my favorite stores. I seriously would almost buy the whole store if I could. I love Target. I love the fact that I can find everything easily as soon as I walk in the door.
I love that I can buy things that look like they were expensive when they weren't. I love how they pair with designers and others to have modern designed products.

And I love how they give back to the community. In fact, I've bought several new Target items from the Goodwill, because they donate their left overs there. The Goodwill is also one of my favorite retail locations, but that deserves its own post.

I also recently saw the film "World's Largest" (a definite must see) and the town of Soap Lake, Washington received their dream of owning a very large lava lamp thanks to Target donating and shipping it to them from New York City. New Yorkers really need to stop and take a moment to be thankful for where they live. I know they like to whine about it, but they walk past things every day that small town Americans can only dream about having near them.

Oh and also, if I had to choose between Walmart and Target, I would pick Target hands down. I go to Walmart because it's open 24 hours and is in my town. I had to drive to a nearby city to get to Target. I always end up wandering around Walmart because I can't find what I need. For having such a large inventory, I have actually walked out of there with nothing because I couldn't find what I was looking for. Also, I end up spending way more time in there than I want to, wandering around, buying products that are on completely separate sides of the store, battling crowds and then finally when I get to the check out line I have to wait behind a ton of people or if not a ton of people, someone with a food stamp issue that is taking forever. Also, I hate to say it, but there is the stereotype of "Walmart People". It's there. I mean someone I know dressed up like a "Walmart Person" for Halloween.